It seems that things are going from bad to worse for VW as the diesel emissions scandal continues to rock the motoring world. Michael Horn, president and chief executive of VW group in America has been summoned to testify before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday, 8th October. Europes' biggest automaker admitted to installing defeat technology in millions of its vehicles in an attempt to cheat pollution tests. Horn will appear before an investigations panel of the House of Energy and Commerce Committee. Last month the group CEO Michael Winterkorn was fired and it seems as investigations continue, that other executives may also face the axe.

South Africa's high road death toll means that as a parent, you can't afford to compromise on safety. My personal bug bear is the sight of children standing in the back seat while their parents are safely strapped in in the front seat. (Don't you know that your child could end up flying through the window if you suddenly had to dead brake?!!) In addition to this, in May 2015 a new amendment of the National Road Traffic Act came into effect, which stipulates that all children under the age of three must be strapped into car seats while on the road.

As far as I am concerned Italians make the best sports cars in the world. Although most of us will never be able to drive Ferrari's, Lamborghini's and Maserati's fear not…. There is Alfa Romeo. The marquee shares the passion and the beauty of its more expensive brethren while allowing real world performance. Alfa's can be described as striking, driver-focused and emotional. The brand seems to be on the up and up with a growing stable of vehicles to compete with the German premium brands and a resurgent Jaguar. Here are five quintessential Alfa Romeos.

Eskom's rolling black outs are a pain for all of us, but spare a thought for electric car owners. Theirs is a suffering of a special kind. During the three days of my Nissan Leaf test drive, there were no less than two evenings of total black outs, leaving me with no ability to charge overnight.

The life of a professional tennis player is filled with countless hours of exercise in the gym and endless court practice sessions. But the upside of being at the pinnacle of the sport is the financial reward. Endorsements start rolling and before you know it.... you are rolling on a set of fine wheels. Here is a few of your favorite tennis stars and their rides.